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Tropaeolum pentaphyllum
€4.50
Dutch Tax included
Description
An herbaceous creeper plant, native to the Andes, South America. A local nickname for the plant is 'Ladies legs', the slender flowers are said to be reminiscent of pink legs with green shoes. The flowers appear en masse from May among the five-lobed leaves. When the flowers are fertilised, purple fruits appear. The plant is not hardy, nice for in a pot on the terrace and indoors in winter.
Data sheet
- Color
- pink with green
- Bulb size
- I.
- Bulb size
- I.
- Bulb Spacing
- 10
- Planting Depth
- 8-10
- Height in cm.
- 70-100
- Flowering time in the months
- 5-6
An herbaceous creeper plant, native to the Andes, South America. A local nickname for the plant is 'Ladies legs', the slender flowers are said to be reminiscent of pink legs with green shoes. The flowers appear en masse from May among the five-lobed leaves. When the flowers are fertilised, purple fruits appear. The plant is not hardy, nice for in a pot on the terrace and indoors in winter.